Time stamp



L. J. MELIND.

TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILEDl APR. 23,1919.

1,41 L290. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.-

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,Lotus J. iurisLIND,` or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

f TIME s'rm.

To aZZlozo/m, t may concern: Y

` which the followin citizen .of the United States, residing4 at Chicago', in the county of (look andy State of useful Improvement in Timel `Stamps, of is a full, clear, concise, and exacty description, reference being had to kthe accompanying dra-wings, forming a Y make this device a practical success. v*It isl My invention relates to time stamps and 'f more specifically totime recording, handi .part of this specification.

stamps used for recording the hour and date of lreceipt of letters, packages,- `etc.;

The presentlinventi'on is an improvement upon the form ofztime recording stam disfind, however, that there'fis a tendency for* closed in my copending applic`ation, erial Number 248,275, filed August 5th, '19178.'y The particular kimprovementof the present" form of stamp over that illustrated -in my. co-pending application 'resides in theindi` eating means for visually indicating the-set# ting of the time recording impression-means. A In this .general type of hand stamp the set` ting of the' impression means fis accomy plished manually througha' setting knob or other device on the stamp. `In` my `co pending application I have illustrated a novel vindicating dial and pointer on the.

side of the stamp for indicating the setting which has been imparted'to the'impressionv means, therebyfacilitating the operation of the stamp by avoiding the necessity of in-v verting the stamp and-reading' the reversed characters on .the impression surface. I

the hand of the `operator to slightlyobscu-re this indicating dial-when operating. the settingy knob, and lfurthermore, this indicating dial, beingdisposed on the sideV of the stamp,

,Y isof-s'uch small size-that it cannot be :read

with facility. Y 1

'The Vprimary object of m'yinvention is, therefore, to provide/a hand stamp of this type having large and readily visible indiffcating means forindicating the setting of the 'impression .means. ,This indicating means is preferably visible from the'top of the stamp. -Y

A secondary object of my inventionis to. `provide improved and simplified mechanism fory operatively connecting vthe impression 'means, the indicating means, and the setting device. v

v.Devices of subjected. o Illinois, have invented a certain new and'v` this'. class have been greatlyl hinderedYV in their practical exploitation :dusr

Specification of Letters Patent.'l Patented Apr. 4, 1922. Application med 'April 23, 1919;1 serial No.129`2,11o.

p y to their Ydelicate land expensive mechanism Be it known that I, LOUIS. J.y AMELIND, al'

which do 'not` permit sudden jarring or roughusuage, to which such a device is Fine Watch andy clock mecha- 'nisms,l employed toy timelylset the printing indicator,soon became inoperative.- I have found that rigidness of structure together withV simplicity manifested themselves as the. most `important features in order to and printing indicator with'a setting con-v nection -interposed so as to manually set each individual marking on'the printing indi- -cator'. v c Y In the accompanying drawing 'I' have illustrated a preferred'embodiment" of -myV inventionto` acquaint those 'skilled in the art how to practice:the. same.

k,F-igurecl islan enlarged sectional view of my improved time stamp; f

I F'gure2 is a plan v iew thereof taken Ao the plane ofthe line'2-2 offFigurel l;

`Figure 3 is a bottomjplan View of the same' illustrating the impression surface; 3

, Figure 4, isa sectional' view takenvon the *planer of the line 4 4 offFigure l; and

' Figure 5 is a sectional'view of a modified form of'my invention.'

The timestamp comprises a rectangular` box-like casing 1 which is open atthe bottom forthe reception of the printing pad and rubber printing characters which form printing type are backed up by a soft rubber pad 2 which isl suitably'secured to a plate 3, supported slightly above the open bottom ofthe casing l. The margins of the vthe impressionv surface'y of the stamp. f The plate "3 bear upon a' shoulder formed in 'the casing lby the insertion oftwo U-shaped` sheet metal illerrstrips-about the -walls'of`r l` the casing 1. The. plate 3 is held in position by screws 5 threading up into two' posts 6 6 which extend down from the top .of the casing y1, Where ytheyare secured by riveating-4 over the'ends 'thereof as indicated; at c.

-Referring-ito 3, vit Vbe 'noted that type are: provided oli-the impression surfaceL of the stamp to yrrornrrthewordRe-'l ceived. It willbe obvious-that YanyjotheruV word or character4 suited to' the intended utilityof -the stamp ma be provided 1nstead.. In the eenteroft e impression sur;-

' Vintervals the l`division marks 10.

operating with the numeralsin the printf face there provided av time recording printing dial 9 Which vconsists y.of `a plurality of type numerals' disposed in dial formation and .arranged to indicate the The hour in.

hours from one to twelve.V tervals are sub-divided into quarter hour ing dial 9 is a rotatable printing arrow 12 which is adapted. to'` be set by ay setting-:knob

ontlie side ofthe casing 1, jas I shall pres-v entlydescribe.A vThe Vtype 14, representing' the day, month and year, are `contained in 'a channel member 15 yWhich is secured tothe plate 3 below,the time `'recording idial Thesetypeare removable andjare changed from day tov dayin an obvious manner.'

The printing arrow 1-2 is mounted en -"a 'i .circular vpad 16 of vsoft rubber which is Contained in an annular .cup member 17 in the center of the impression '-.dial V9'.y The cupmember 17 is rotatably supported from r the underl side ofthe plate 'Bby a shaft or l rivet 18 which passes through the plate" 3 andis secured `toa small bevel gea'rlf) resting upon the upper side of the plate. This bevel gearlmeshes with vanother bevel geary f 21 on the transverse lshaft '22, the'y ends'VV of l24. The indicating dial 25 has a depressed which have bearingy support-in thesidesof the casing 1. One end of' the shaft 221s reduced as; indicated at .23, to' provide a shoulder for engaging fthe casing, and this reduced. end isl extended out througl'iV the casing` and .bears a -knurled setting knob 24.' Itfwill lbe. apparent that by rot-ation of this knob anysetting may be'V imparted to the printingarrow 12.

T he indicatory meansY for indicating the position `of the printing arrow comprises primarily the indicating dial.-25,'a`nd the arcuateslot'26, which is eut in vthe' top of the casing 1 on the side of the sett-ing knob centralportion 27y which is pivotedlby arpin 28 `to a `10.1.1119.29 dependingl from thee casingr 1. cup 29-.hasy an annular yflange which is secured to the top of the casing by small screws 32, -A bevel Sgear 38 is riveted .hour and :quarter hour intervals on thev printing dial 9'; .s These'characters varev to the under side of theV depressedportion 27 by rlvetsfi,- and meshes with the bevel 'geuren they shaft 22. -`The indicatingvdial 25 vand gear- 33 arerotatfably supported from the, cnp'29 `by extendingthe pivot pin 28 down through the bevel; gear v33 and head-V ingLitv over as indicated. f

`The indicating dial 25`bears numerals 35 and ldivision marks 36 corresponding. to the adapted; to be Vexposed "thro'ugh'f thefarcuate slot 26 inthe top of -theteasingLfand are intendedto ico-Operate with an arrovv head 37, Vwhich isffstarnpedand ei'iamel'edV in the surfaeeg'ofk-the `casing 1. 4Bly virtue of the exposed-Location oflthse indareating` means on.

the top of the casing'and relatively large size of thel indicating characters,v the indi-.

rating m'eans'may be yconveniently and readilyfvievvedV When setting the time stamp. '.'Io attain the printing arrow 12 .in any adjusted position I have provided a yield- Ving frictional member in the. form of a spring bridge S8 arranged Within the casing 1 above the transverse-shaft 22. T his bridge is formed With a Vi-shaped ridge which em? braces the` upper periphery 'off the -1 sli-aft 22 andvacts asa Vfriction'atldeterrentagainst grip 40 which has flexible connection With vup from' the 'casing' .1 and `threadslinto this portionof thestem. Thenpperfend ofthe stem 41' passes freely into lajhole provided inthe base of the hand grip 40.

In Figure 5- tures of my invention, but in afi'no're simpli-` I have illustrated time stamp'gembodying the distinguishing fea'l .tied form. In this embodimentth'eindicator dial 25 has direct connection Withthe 'cup' 17 through `a rotatable shaft 45 having reduced ends 46 and 47 Whichare rigidly sei' cured to the dial'2`5 and cup 17 re'speetively. The adjnstingorsetting motion Vis `impartedvdirectly to the indicating dial 25v through a knob /18fon the top `of the casing 1. The knob` 48 has af stem L19 Whichjprojects into the casing 1 andfcarr'ies ap'small spur pinion 51 therein. 'This-"spur: pinion' meshes with Aspurteeth l52 out about the periphery of the dialf25, and it vvviil'l beapactuated to setthe stamp.:

`I do .not intend'tojbe limitedto theiparI- I claim: 1. Iii a stamp, a pression dial mounted on the bottomofs'aid ticular details'hereinjshovvn land described-` casing. an impression indicator rotatinfginV Y said impression dial,ianfindieating dial in said casing, said indicating dialeoinprisi'ng' a disk having dial characters thereonadapt ed te be exposed throughiaslot Ain the top of said casing,.a gearcennecte'dto said impressionindicatonfa gear secured to said indcatinrg dial, a setting shafty projecting into said casing-` andv a gear-0n @said'setting shaft meshing with said other gears, said setting shaft manually setting 'said' impression ldial for individual "impressions triadeV thereby;

t2. In a'stamp,v a easing, a'reoordin'g printcasing, arecordingv iin-V ing dial 'mountedifon the bottom of said easing, a rotatable socket member in said printing dial, saidrsocketinember carrying a pfrrirrtingn indicator f eoloperating with said 105 parent that by manipulating `the knob 28 f r the printing arrow- Sand indicating dial lare printing dial, a gear attached to said socket,

'a setting stem projecting into the side of said casing, a gear on said stem meshing with said Iirst mentioned gear, an indicating disk in said casing, said disk having indicating characters thereon adapted to be exposed through a slotV in the top of said casing, anda gearon said disk meshing with the gear on said setting stem, said setting stem adapted to be manually operated for the individual markings on said prntingindicator.

3. 'In a stamp, a casing having sides and a top and van open bottom, a plate in said casing, a type pad on said plate havin type thereon formingvan impression sur ace, a

shaft projecting through said plate, a cup carried on the lower end of said shaft, said cup containing a printing indicator co-operversely through said casing, a bevel pinion on said latter shaft meshing With said iirst bevel pinion, an indicating disk pivoted'to said casing adjacent the top thereof, a bevel pinion secured to said indicating disk and meshin With said secondfbevel pinion, and indicatlng characters on said indicating disk adapted to be exposed through a slot 1n the top of said casing, the ,markings on said printing indicator adapted to be individually presented to the impression surface by manual operation of said setting shaft. c

vIn Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this day of April, A. D. 1919.

LoUIs J1 MELIND@ 

